“Cold War”, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, has been nominated in four categories to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
The film will compete for the award in the Best Film not in the English Language, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and Director categories, the British academy of has announced on Wednesday.

In the most prestigious Best Film not in the English Language category, “Cold War” will compete with five other movies, including Mexican production “Roma” which has won a Golden Globe for the Best Foreign Movie last weekend.

The Polish film has been widely recognised since its premiere last year. In December, it received five European Film Awards gala in Seville, Spain, “Cold War” was awarded in the categories of Best Film, Best Screenwriter, Best Director, Best Actress, and Editor of the year.

Earlier in 2018, Mr Pawlikowski was awarded with the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the film also won Golden Lions prize at the 43rd Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia.

The film is also the Polish candidate for the 2019 Academy Awards, the Oscars. Paweł Pawlikowski’s previous work, “Ida”, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2014.

The British Academy Film Awards ceremony will take place on February 10, at the Royal Albert Hall in London.